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Frank Steinbach

Partner – German and European Patent Attorney · Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB

GermanyIntellectual Property, Patents

About

Dr. Frank Steinbach is a partner at Zimmermann & Partner and a German and European Patent Attorney (also a US patent agent) qualified to represent clients before the Unified Patent Court. He focuses on patents and IP matters in medical products, power engineering and measurement/testing technology, develops patent portfolio strategies combining prosecution, opposition/nullity and litigation, and advises on trademark and design enforcement including product piracy and counterfeiting; he also lectures on IP law at the University of the Arts in Berlin.

Practice areas

Intellectual PropertyPatentsPatent ProsecutionPatent LitigationTrademarks & Designs

Office

Expertise

Medical products / Medical devicesPower engineeringMeasurement and testing technologyPatent portfolio strategy (prosecution, opposition/nullity, litigation)Trademark and design enforcement (product piracy and counterfeiting)

Education

  • Studied Physics in Frankfurt and Göttingen
  • PhD in Physics while working at the Max-Planck-Institute for Flow Dynamics, Göttingen

Admissions

  • German Patent Attorney
  • European Patent Attorney
  • US Patent Agent
  • Qualified to represent clients before the Unified Patent Court